Neighbors kept repeating, 'We're so excited for you to come, but Patticakes was the place where we got coffee, but we're really bummed to lose that little coffee corner.' Following community feedback, Fishman set out to find a coffee vendor to operate out of Prime Pizza; Altadena Beverage Market's owners, Kate and Adam Vourvoulis, recommended Mejia.
Rising from the ashes, the Altadena Christmas Tree Lane Association's Winter Festival is gearing up for a record crowd today as it celebrates its 105th anniversary of lighting a near mile of deodar cedars along Santa Rosa Avenue, a.k.a. Christmas Tree Lane. The iconic street escaped major damage from the Eaton Fire in January, allowing residents and visitors a bit of joy in a terrible year for the foothill community.